In the wild, congested race shaping up in the City Council’s 15th District, which stretches from the Fordham-Bedford area into West Farms, current seat holder Joel Rivera is backing his right-hand man, Albert Alvarez.
Rivera and his longtime chief of staff were making the rounds at a recent fundraising event hosted by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, trying to drum up support.
“He’s my guy,” said Rivera, who is term-limited and looking forward to his next career as a real estate broker.
The list of people who have expressed interest in replacing the Council majority leader continues to grow, but Rivera said he is confident in Alvarez’s ability to emerge from the pack.
Alvarez said he is going to formally announce his candidacy in the next week or so.
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